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The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, said yesterday that agriculture sector, Agriculture Created 6m Jobs in the last two years. Ogbeh said this while analysing the achievements of his ministry and the 2018 targets of the ministry at a strategy retreat in Abuja. The minister was reacting to reports that over […]
Benue Herdsmen Killings, Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has threatened to sue the chairman of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), Paul Unongo, for allegedly making false claim to the effect that he (Atiku) is a financier of the Miyetti Allah, an association of cattle breeders. In a letter written yesterday by his lawyer, Mahmud Magaji […]
Introduction: “grazing reserves” Pastoralists-farmers’ conflicts in Nigeria have grown, spread and intensified over the past decade and today poses a threat to national survival. Thousands of people have been killed, communities have been destroyed and so many farmers and pastoralists have lost their lives and property in an orgy of killings and destruction that is […]
2017 marked an eventful year for the nation’s nascent biotechnology development. Nigeria officially signed the biosafety bill into law in 2015, making it eligible to join the league of nations that are already using biotechnology and genetic modification (GM) also called genetic engineering to boost food production and alleviate hunger. Just like any new endeavor […]
Farmers Herdsmen Clashes: In a bid to find a permanent solution to farmers/herders clashes, the federal government is planning to set up cattle colonies across the country to assist Fulani herdsmen in rearing their cows. Apart from having adequate water and pasture for grazing of cattle, a standard cattle colony also has shopping and supply […]
Sugar Production, Despite Nigeria’s potential in producing sugar for local consumption, the country’s reliance on the importation of the commodity has become worrisome for a nation endowed with manpower, raw materials, expanse of cultivable land and excellent climatic conditions. In Nigeria, like in many parts of the world, sugar consumption for various uses is quite […]
Benue Herdsmen Slaughter, While historians have disputed the account that Rome’s emperor, Nero, played away on a fiddle as the city burned, the phrase nevertheless has become synonymous with doing too little or nothing in a time of great crisis. Nigerians had repeatedly accused the Buhari government of poor handling of attacks by herdsmen across […]
3 Big Things Today, January 8, Soybean and grain futures were lower in overnight trading on speculation that the U.S. Department of Agriculture will lower its outlook for exports in an upcoming report this week. Analysts suspect the government will reduce its forecast for 2017-2018 sales in Friday’s 1. SOYBEANS, GRAINS LOWER OVERNIGHT ON SIGNS […]
Animals Antibiotics Misuse, Project Director Cassava: Adding Value for Africa Phase II (CAVA II), Prof. Kolawole Adebayo, has warned against the misuse of antibiotics in livestock, saying it can also make humans resistant to drugs. The food and agriculture industry is relying on antibiotics to secure the supply of food and income to farmers. However, […]
The President, Nigeria Agribusiness Group (NABG), Alhaji Sani Dangote, has urged the government to encourage accreditation of private laboratories to allow Nigeria to export tested foods . (food testing facilities) He said Nigeria has a limited number of food laboratories. Addressing a press conference in Lagos, Dangote said the accreditation became necessary in view of […]
President Trump will express support during a speech to the largest U.S. farm group today for a dramatic expansion of high-speed internet service in rural America. The strategy will be a springboard for economic growth for a segment of the population dogged by lower wages and higher poverty rates than the rest of the nation, […]
Ogun Invests N4b In Rice, The Ogun State Government has invested N4billion to boost rice production. Agriculture Commissioner, Mrs Adepeju Adebajo, made this known in a statement. She said the government was ready to develop areas of high-quality rice products, using high technology. She said the government is focusing on researching high-quality rice varieties and […]
The National Cashew Association of Nigeria(NCAN) National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Sotonye Anga, has canvassed increased spread of Export Processing Zones to replicate the impacts the initiative has had in states they have been situated. According to him, (Cashew Association) the EPZs have attracted so much in collective capital investments as tax holidays to make it more […]
Put Daily Rainfall Observations Into A Nationwide Database, Do you check your rain gauge every day? Then here’s a feel-good job for you: Be a precipitation reporter for a national network called Community Collaborative Rain, Hail & Snow Network – CoCoRaHS for short. This network of rain, hail, and snow observers is now 20,000 strong, […]
Americans are set to eat more meat in 2018 than ever before. According to data published by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), consumers are expected to eat 222.2 pounds (100.8 kilo) of red meat and poultry this year, up from 216.9 pounds per person in 2017. That will surpass the previous record of 221.9 […]